Prompt #5- Truth in Of Mice and Men
4/3/09
John Steinbeck, as well as the other authors we have read this year, have explored the themes of dreams, loneliness, equality, and relationships. In my personal opinion, dreams are the most important. The truth about this theme as revealed in Of Mice and Men is that everyone can have dreams. The book explains this because George and Lennie, as well as Candy later on, all share a dream to do what most people can't.
Prompt #4- Truth in Great Expectations
3/30/09
Everyone makes expectations, either for themselves or for others. These expectations may be to get good grades, make the team, etc. The truth about these expectations are that sometimes, we try to expect the unattainable from ourselves or others. This then leads to failed expectations.
Prompt #3- Truth in To Kill a Mockingbird
1/6/09
There are many truths in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. A truth from the novel that can relate to our world today is the issue of growing up. As we grow up, like Scout and Jem, we tend to see more of the bad side of the world. When we were little we were protected by our "little bubble of ignorace", butas you grow up, you begin to realize that the world is not always a kind place to everyone.
Prompt #2- Truth in Lord of the Flies
11/21/08
We can learn many things from Golding's The Lord of the Flies. One thing we can learn is to never let our emotions completely control our lives, because then we'll make careless mistakes that we'll regret later. We may also end up hurting ourselves or someone else in the process. It also teaches us that if we become very afraid of something, we may sometimes do things just to get rid of that fear, and, as explained above, this could hurt yourself/other people. There are many life lessons to be learned from The Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
Prompt #1- What is the "Truth" of Mythology?
10/8/2008
Truth. It tends to be something that can be proved. That we know is real. However, there are many things that we cannot prove, so how do we know they are real? Just like a Christian would believe that the stories of the Bible are true, the Greeks believed that the Gods in their stories are real, and, in some cases, they were. The Gods themselves were not real, but the myths showed the weaknesses that some people have, and they tell how to be thankful for what you have, because it comes from somewhere high above.
4/3/09
John Steinbeck, as well as the other authors we have read this year, have explored the themes of dreams, loneliness, equality, and relationships. In my personal opinion, dreams are the most important. The truth about this theme as revealed in Of Mice and Men is that everyone can have dreams. The book explains this because George and Lennie, as well as Candy later on, all share a dream to do what most people can't.
Prompt #4- Truth in Great Expectations
3/30/09
Everyone makes expectations, either for themselves or for others. These expectations may be to get good grades, make the team, etc. The truth about these expectations are that sometimes, we try to expect the unattainable from ourselves or others. This then leads to failed expectations.
Prompt #3- Truth in To Kill a Mockingbird
1/6/09
There are many truths in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. A truth from the novel that can relate to our world today is the issue of growing up. As we grow up, like Scout and Jem, we tend to see more of the bad side of the world. When we were little we were protected by our "little bubble of ignorace", butas you grow up, you begin to realize that the world is not always a kind place to everyone.
Prompt #2- Truth in Lord of the Flies
11/21/08
We can learn many things from Golding's The Lord of the Flies. One thing we can learn is to never let our emotions completely control our lives, because then we'll make careless mistakes that we'll regret later. We may also end up hurting ourselves or someone else in the process. It also teaches us that if we become very afraid of something, we may sometimes do things just to get rid of that fear, and, as explained above, this could hurt yourself/other people. There are many life lessons to be learned from The Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
Prompt #1- What is the "Truth" of Mythology?
10/8/2008
Truth. It tends to be something that can be proved. That we know is real. However, there are many things that we cannot prove, so how do we know they are real? Just like a Christian would believe that the stories of the Bible are true, the Greeks believed that the Gods in their stories are real, and, in some cases, they were. The Gods themselves were not real, but the myths showed the weaknesses that some people have, and they tell how to be thankful for what you have, because it comes from somewhere high above.